Standing in the bamboo forest, listening to the gentle chirping of insects, Shen Lang exclaimed, "As expected of one of the top universities in the country, this learning environment is truly enviable."
A moment later, a cool and aloof woman in a gray suit walked into the bamboo forest. The bamboo forest on campus was not very large and could be seen at a glance.
Upon seeing Shen Lang in the bamboo forest, Xiao Yu immediately walked over.
"Did you contact me?"
Shen Lang looked at Xiao Yu and nodded: "Hello, Professor Xiao."
"Can you help me?" Xiao Yu asked directly, not wanting to waste any more words.
Shen Lang nodded and said, "Of course, otherwise we wouldn't have invited Professor Xiao here."
He then said, "My name is Shen Lang, and I am a businessman. I can sell my lifespan to Old Master Xiao."
"How can I trust you?" Xiao Yu asked.
“You are a divine physician, so naturally you can see through a person’s life and death,” Shen Lang said with a smile.
Xiao Yu asked, "What is the price?"
Shen Lang looked at Xiao Yu's unremarkable face and smiled, "The price is simple: obey my orders."
"What do you mean?" Xiao Yu asked, puzzled. "I don't quite understand what you're talking about."
Shen Lang smiled wickedly and explained, "I can extend the old man's life by ten, twenty, or even a hundred years. But you must obey me. You cannot refuse to save those I ask you to save, and you cannot lend a helping hand to those I forbid you to save."
Xiao Yu lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then looked up and asked, "How long do I need to obey you?"
“I can extend my life tenfold,” Shen Lang said. “However, my lifespan trade starts at ten years.”
Xiao Yu's expression changed upon hearing this, and he sneered, "Heh, why don't you just make me sign a contract of servitude?"
She was just an ordinary person, with a lifespan of only a hundred years. Even the old celestial master of Longhu Mountain, who cultivated Taoism for his entire life, only lived for a little over two hundred years.
If what Shen Lang said is true, then as an ordinary person, I must obey Shen Lang's orders for the rest of my life until death.
Shen Lang held up one finger and said, "Professor Xiao, your vision is too narrow."
"If you are willing to follow me, time will just be a number to you from now on."
Then Shen Lang slowly walked up to Xiao Yu and said in a gentle yet domineering tone with a hint of seduction, "Time and money are the least valuable things to me. If you are willing, I can give you endless life. Moreover, this world is just the mortal realm. My journey will not stop here. If you are willing to follow me, I will take you to the pinnacle of all heavens."
According to the little elf, even in the cultivation world, red talent is a talent that is hard to surpass among billions of people. Therefore, Shen Lang plans to take Xiao Yu under his command and take this divine doctor with him when he travels through the myriad worlds. This will be a valuable talent under his command.
However, Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I don't have such grand ideals and ambitions. Please change your terms."
"What?" Not only Shen Lang, but even the little sprite that had been resting in the system was stunned by Xiao Yu's words and flew out immediately.
Shen Lang clearly hadn't expected that the person he had his eye on would reject him. He frowned slightly and asked, "Why? Give me a reason."
"My greatest wish in life is to heal the sick and save lives, and to live a peaceful and ordinary life. As for the pinnacle of the heavens you mentioned, let's not even talk about whether it's true or not. Even if it is, it's not what I want," Xiao Yu said calmly.
"Alright." Shen Lang waved his hand helplessly and said, "Looks like our negotiations have broken down!"
Although he was surprised and even slightly disappointed by Xiao Yu's choice, he wasn't angry. In Shen Lang's view, it was simply a matter of different people having different ambitions.
“You can change your conditions; I can agree to anything that's within my acceptable range,” Xiao Yu said.
Although she couldn't accept the conditions Shen Lang proposed, it didn't mean she gave up the chance to extend her grandfather's life.
Shen Lang smiled and shook his head, saying, "Since that's the case, then there's no need to talk about it."
After saying that, Shen Lang led Dongxue and Miqier out of the bamboo forest.
"Stop." Xiao Yu clearly hadn't expected Shen Lang to refuse so decisively. Seeing Shen Lang about to leave, she hurriedly called out to him.
"Professor Xiao, have you changed your mind?" Shen Lang stopped and turned around to ask with a smile.
Xiao Yu shook his head, then said, "Don't I have anything else I can trade with you?"
Shen Lang said without any mercy, "Besides your medical skills and your talent in medicine, what else do you have that I would want?"
After listening to Shen Lang's words, Xiao Yu stood there lost in thought.
Shen Lang did not leave, but waited for Xiao Yu to give her final response.
To everyone's surprise, a moment later, Xiao Yu suddenly raised his hand and pulled out several silver needles as thin as hairs from his face.
Then her facial muscles began to twitch for a moment, and her appearance began to change as the muscles moved.
Her once ordinary, unremarkable face suddenly became extraordinary. Her flawless, oval face, paired with exquisitely beautiful features, was a world apart from the original Xiao Yu.
After her disguise, Xiao Yu was the kind of ordinary person who wouldn't attract much attention on the street. But now, Xiao Yu is a stunning urban beauty that no man can resist.
“I’ll trade myself to you,” Xiao Yu said earnestly, staring at Shen Lang with her almond-shaped eyes.
Shen Lang looked at Xiao Yu, who was performing a magic trick in front of him, and smiled, "Professor Xiao, you misunderstand. Although your disguise skills are very good and you are very good-looking, women are not attractive to me."
"My conditions remain unchanged. You still have time to consider. You can contact me anytime when you've made up your mind." After saying that, Shen Lang left the bamboo forest without looking back.
Xiao Yu was left standing on the messy ground after her appearance was restored.
She suddenly felt a sense of curiosity about Shen Lang, because Shen Lang was the first man who could refuse to reveal his true appearance.
Every boy she's known since childhood has treated her like a star, showering her with affection and never refusing any of her requests.
After studying medicine, she used the disguise techniques she had learned from ancient books and the silver needles passed down through generations of the Xiao family to gradually change her appearance, making herself less conspicuous so that she could quietly immerse herself in the traditional Chinese medicine she loved.
"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Yu asked, gazing at Shen Lang's departing figure.
Although Xiao Yu was just an ordinary person, she had traveled far and wide over the years to prolong Xiao Jiuzhen's life, experiencing many things. While collecting Tian Shan snow lotus atop Kunlun Mountain, she inadvertently came across some secrets. She learned that the world she currently inhabited was merely a mortal realm experiencing a decline in spiritual energy and the end of the Dharma era. She also knew that a higher-level cultivation world existed beyond this world, but very few people knew this secret. Moreover, as an ordinary person, she had never imagined she would leave this world, regarding the cultivation world only as a legendary existence.
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